I had to digg deep into this classic meme breaking down the Egyptian Eye of Horus into fractions. I simply couldn't understand why the Egyptians thought we smell at 50% capacity? 👁️👃
The formula looks like a perfect ancient code for enlightenment.
The actual history is brilliant:
In myth, Horus’s eye was shattered in battle. The god Thoth gathered the pieces, but exactly 1/64 was missing, so he replaced it with magic to heal it.
The catch?
This ancient breakdown claims smell accounts for a whopping 50% (1/2) of our perception, while sight sits at just 25%.
Biologically, that is complete chaos.
Modern science shows a completely different reality:
👀 Sight: The absolute heavyweight, taking up over 70% of our sensory cells and a massive chunk of brain power.
👃 Smell: Accounts for less than 2% of our brain's processing today. If we actually lived 50% through our noses, corporate meetings would just be us sniffing each other.
The Egyptians simply assigned fractions based on how prominent the lines looked in the hieroglyph, not neurobiology.
Still, it's a fascinating look at how antiquity pressed myth, art, and math into one formula.
Turns out wisdom really does lie in looking through things, not just seeing them.
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